French Roast Pork

Submitted by Annacia

"Found in: Guide To Travel in France and All Things French. The intro reads: "This recipe is good, and simple. I like making the gravy half way through like this to avoid some of the last minute panic.". Sounds delicious to me."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 57mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 (5 lb) pork rib roast
• 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 cup chopped onion
• 1⁄2 cup chopped carrot
• 2 parsley sprigs
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• chopped parsley
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 3 lbs medium potatoes, pared and sliced thin
• 1 cup chopped onion

directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Wipe pork roast with damp paper towel and rub the outside of the pork with the slices of garlic.
3. Combine 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and rub over pork to coat well and insert garlic slivers where possible in crevices in bone.
4. Place the pork, fat side up, in a large shallow roasting pan on top of 1/2 cup chopped onion, 1/2 cup chopped carrots and 2 parsley sprigs and roast uncovered for 1 hour.
5. Remove from the pan and pour off most of the fat, leaving about 1 tablespoon in pan, stir 2 tablespoons flour into pan and gradually stir in 1 1/2 cup of chicken stock into flour mixture until well combined and smooth.
6. Bring to the boil then reduce heat to a simmer, stirring to dissolve browned bits for about 2 minutes, strain gravy through strainer into saucepan, discarding vegetables.Set gravy aside to reheat later and return pork to roasting tray.
7. Gently toss sliced potatoes with 1 cup chopped onion and 1 tablespoon chopped parsley, 1 tablespoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper to mix well, arrange around roast and heat remaining chicken stock to boiling and pour over potatoes, brush potatoes with melted butter.
8. Reduce oven temperature to 400 degrees F, then roast pork 45 minutes to 1 hour longer, reheat the gravy and serve with pork and potatoes.

Reviews

[pammyowl]

Quite good, Thanks for posting! A bit dry by the time it was done, though, so I'd bake it at least /2 hour less.